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Transportation
6:31 am
Tue December 4, 2012

Seattle Paves Way For New Car-Sharing Service

Credit daimler.com/car2go
car2go relies on electric Smart Cars that hold two people.

Maybe you’ve heard of the car-sharing service, Zipcar. It’s like a club where members can borrow cars for a set fee. On Monday, the Seattle City Council is expected to approve another similar car-sharing service to launch in the city next year.

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Home Improvement
12:20 pm
Fri November 30, 2012

Get Paid To Weatherize Your Home

Lots of people want to help pay to weatherize your home. But that money can be hard to get. Navigating all the public utility rebates and incentive programs — what a headache!

In Seattle, there's a program called  Community Power Works to help.  It's a partnership between the feds and the city of Seattle. And it's only here until the federal stimulus money runs out. Ross talks with the program's manager, Joshua Curtis.

Marijuana and Marketing
1:29 pm
Thu November 29, 2012

Seattle Web Entrepreneur's Efforts To Re-Brand Marijuana

Credit courtesy/Leafly.com
Leafly.com has several features, including a color-coded chart that links different marijuana strains to specific diseases and symptoms.

Marijuana has been historically cast as a dangerous drug for outcasts and societal dropouts. But with the passage of I-502, marijuana is going mainstream. A Seattle web entrepreneur is building tools for the masses to bring marijuana – and its users – into the 21st century.

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Music Industry
12:09 pm
Thu November 29, 2012

Sub Pop Records: Going Out Of Business Since 1988!

Sub Pop Records may have started small but the label has always made a big impression. Sup Pop, which began as a fanzine and evolved into a record label in the late 1980s, is considered the epicenter of the grunge movement. Megan Jasper, vice president at Sub Pop, gives Ross Reynolds a tour of the office.

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